Far and Near
Some Instances of the Use of Female Space in English Medieval Literature
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space, gender, Ancrene Wisse, The Book of Margery KempeAbstract
The connection between space and gender has been a key issue in Medieval Studies for quite some time. Within that tradition, this work tries to approach two English texts: Ancrene Wisse, a manual intended for three 13th century recluses from Herefordshire, and The Book of Margery Kempe, the autobiographic account of a devout early fifteenth-century wife from King’s Lynn. Both texts prove the relevance of this relationship as well as confirm that these female figures would turn complementary in the late medieval religious landscape.
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